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Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets Game Capsule

Notes provided by the league about Sunday's game are available under the jump.

ALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK JETS

SERIES

COWBOYS

JETS

SERIES LEADER

7-2

 

STREAKS

3 of past 4

 

COACHES VS. OPP.

Garrett: 0-0

Ryan: 0-0

LAST GAME

11/22/07: Cowboys 34 at Jets 3. Dallas CB Terence Newman has 50-yard INT-TD, while K Nick Folk’s 2 FGs & QB Tony Romo’s TD pass result in 13 unanswered points.

LAST GAME AT SITE

9/28/03: Cowboys 17, Jets 6. Dallas RB Troy Hambrick rushes for 127 yards, including 31-yard TD, & QB Quincy Carter completes 13-yard TD pass to WR Antonio Bryant in 2nd half.

BROADCAST

NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Boomer Esiason, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 92 (Dal.), 93 (NYJ), 94 (WW1). XM: 225 (Dal.), 226 (NYJ), 227 (WW1).

2010 STATS

PASSING

Romo: 148-213-1,605-11-7-94.9

Sanchez: 278-507-3,291-17-13-75.3

RUSHING

Jones: 185-800-4.3-1

Tomlinson: 219-914-4.2-6

RECEIVING

Witten: 94 (3L)-1,002-10.7-9

Keller (TE): 55-687-12.5-5

OFFENSE

364.3

351.0

TAKE/GIVE

0

+9 (T3C)

DEFENSE

351.8

291.5 (3L)

SACKS

Ware: 15.5 (1L)

Thomas: 6.0

INTs

Newman, Sensabaugh: 5

Cromartie: 3

PUNTING

McBriar: 47.9 (1L)

Conley (Pre.): 47.2

KICKING

Bailey (R) (Pre.): 8 (2/2 PAT; 2/2 FG)

Folk: 127 (3C) (37/37 PAT; 30/39 FG)

NOTES

COWBOYS: Are 34-16-1 (.677) on Kickoff Weekend, best in NFL. Have NFL-best 32-19 (.627) record in road openers… QB TONY ROMO won only start vs. NYJ, completing 21 of 28 (75 pct.) for 195 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for 102.5 rating. Incl. playoffs, when Romo starts & has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), Cowboys are 28-5 (.848). Incl. postseason, RB FELIX JONES has 10 career TDs (8 rush, 1 rec., 1 KR) & averages 45.1 yards per TD (451 yards)…WR MILES AUSTIN had 1,041 rec. yards last year, his 2nd consecutive 1,000-yard season. In past 7 vs. AFC, has 816 yards (116.6 per game). TE JASON WITTEN had 94 catches for 1,002 yards in 2010, his 2nd consecutive 90-catch, 1,000-yard season. Is 1 of 2 TEs all-time with back-to-back 90-catch seasons. WR-PR DEZ BRYANT scored 8 TDs (6 rec., 2 PR) as rookie last year…LB DE MARCUS WARE led NFL with 15.5 sacks, his 2nd time leading league in sacks (2008). In last game vs. NYJ, CB TERENCE NEWMAN had 50-yard INT-TD. Had career-high 5 INTs last year. LB BRADIE JAMES led club with 163 tackles in 2010…JETS: HC REX RYAN’s brother ROB is Cowboys’ def. coord…For career, QB MARK SANCHEZ is 19-12 (.613) as starter. Club has 6-1 record when Sanchez has 100+ passer rating…RB SHONN GREENE averages 4.9 yards per carry (66 att., 325 yards) vs. NFC. RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (13,404) needs 259 rush yards to surpass JEROME BETTIS (13,662) for 5th-most all-time. Averages 91.7 rush yards per game in Sept. Tomlinson (Tex. native) has 2 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Dal…In only mtg. vs. Cowboys (12/7/08 w/ Pit.), WR SANTONIO HOLMES had 3 rec. for 82 yards (27.3 avg.). WR PLAXICO BURRESS will make NYJ debut. Posted career-best 3 TD catches vs. Dal. on 9/9/07 w/ NYG. WR DERRICK MASON (11,891) needs 109 rec. yards to become 18th player in history to reach 12,000…Defense allowed 291.5 yards per game in ’10, 3rd-lowest in NFL…LB DAVID HARRIS led team w/ 100 tackles last season.